The Sydney Dialogue

There is rising awareness that how technologies are designed, where they come from, and how they are deployed, matters. To preserve human rights and free societies, democracies are coming to realise they need to play a more active role, as a group, shaping global tech governance. Be it standard setting, design principles, ethical frameworks or law enforcement access to digital content, there is a pressing need to ensure the interests of citizens are kept central. 
 
This panel will look at how states can best advance global technology governance to preserve freedoms and the important role for the Indo-Pacific. 
 
Our host, Rae Johnston, will provide a short introduction.

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Laura Jayes

Marise Payne

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Subrahmanyam

Nick Clegg

This session will convene space leaders from the US, Japan, India, and Australia. It will consider challenges and opportunities in a contested, congested, and competitive space domain. It will explore how the Quad states can work together towards achieving the next giant leap in space exploration - specifically the return of humans to the lunar surface to achieve the ability to undertake crewed missions to Mars. Finally, the panel will consider how a high visibility collaborative project between Quad members in space can deliver a key advance in space globally. 
 
Our host, Rae Johnston, will provide a short introduction.

Contested Space: Collaborating in the New Golden Age of Space

The information environment everywhere has come under strain and is being exacerbated by geopolitical tensions. State and non-state actors are actively distorting and manipulating the public square in a way that is both inauthentic and degrading to democratic systems. This disruption has created a rift between social media companies and governments. What is now at stake is the integrity of our information environment and ultimately the stability of societies. But the evolving dynamic of antagonism between governments and social media platforms is inhibiting the type of collaboration needed to overcome this challenge. There is an opportunity for technology platforms and legislators to reset their relationships and build online ecosystems that support free societies. 
 
This session will propose new ideas for governments and technology companies to ‘reset’ their relationship and work more collaboratively to restore truth in the public sphere. 
 
Our host, Rae Johnston, will provide a short introduction.

Democracies and Global Technology Governance

Laura Jayes

Marise Payne

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Nick Clegg

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